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Ride Along 2
PG13 (SINGAPORE)
2022
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Positive Reviews
14
Negative reviews
81
Average Rating
1.9
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2.5
This would be fine if the Ride Along movies had an identity of their own.Its kind of amazing that they dont, given the two distinct comic personas the ..
Av Club
2.5
The true measure of a joke isnt the immediate laugh effect, but whether it bears repeating.
Av Club
1.5
Its the sort of line that isnt funny on its own because it isnt a joke: it needs context, and for the short length of his fuse to be made plain.
Den Of Geek
1.5
Essentially, Ride Along 2 is a good example of lazy comedy writing using up every clich in the police action comedy playbook then going one step furth ..
Den Of Geek
4.5
No Come on To be fair, Ride Along doesnt pretend to have any ambition beyond what its trailer has already shown us.
Den Of Geek
2.5
Its a lazy attempt at gimmicky filmmaking that looks so horrendously out of place, wasting a perfectly good joke on shoddy, high school level digital ..
We Got This Covered
1.5
The combo works in a kind of Abbott & Costello way, but I have to admit that Im not big on the appeal.
Austin Chronicle
1.5
For all its effectively spooky cinematography, this popcorn horror show is just plain stale.
Austin Chronicle
2.0
You could call this lame cop comedy a motion picture, but its more like a moving violation.
Time Out
2.5
Though a fresh setting and a couple of new characters might slightly broaden the sequels demographic appeal, this cruising speed buddy cop outing isnt ..
Screen Daily
2.5
You dont expect much from this movie, and you definitely dont get it.
Vulture
2.0
Plus any heart or novelty the first film may have feigned is entirely gone this time around, and the script by Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi hits every s ..
Paste Magazine
1.9
At some point in between the gun glorifying shootouts and the ridiculous vehicular chases that end in an explosive inferno that would scare even Dante ..
Rogerebert
5.0
If you saw the first Ride Along, you probably know what youre getting with the sequel broad, mindless comedy but fans of the two stars will likely fin ..
IGN
2.0
It becomes almost hypnotic through repetition oddly soothing, like counting sheep.The film, which is likely to make at least $100m worldwide, is barel ..
Telegraph
0.5
It requires the perfect combination of exhilarating action sequences with quick witted comedic punchlines, both which need to have impeccable timing t ..
The Young Folks
2.0
Youll hear that line repeated over and over again if you sit through Ride Along 2 and it never gets any funnier.In every sense of the word, this film ..
Cinema Blend
2.0
Ride Along 2 is an uninspired retread of its predecessor, but manages to reach the (low) bar set for this action/comedy franchise.
Screen Rant
1.3
But the rest of this mess is a goofy formula of chase scenes, inappropriate explosions and banter, banter, banter.
The Globe And Mail
1.8
But the take will probably be bigger, so expect a third installment.
One Guys Opinion
3.5
The Ride Along series casts Hart as a Melissa McCarthy character, the person everyone overlooks but who could achieve greatness.
Village Voice
1.5
10 1 3 / 10 Little was expected of 2014s Ride Along, which paired comedian Kevin Hart with Ice Cube, but audiences responded to the mixture of screami ..
Blu Ray
2.8
Which is probably the best way to ingest a good naturedly dumb action comedy like this one, as prolonged exposure may cause irritation.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Tweet Ride Along 2 Jim Lane By This article was published on 01.21.16 Advertisement An Atlanta cop (Ice Cube) and his yapping future brother in law (K ..
News Review
2.0
No one tries harder than Hart, once again risking life and limb in pursuit of a punchline.
Radio Times
1.0
They say that some of the best, most thought provoking movies of our time hold a mirror up to the audience.
Screen It
2.0
In this genial but feeble action comedy sequel, Kevin Harts rookie cop Ben Barber comes on like a more flamboyant and foul mouthed version of the pint ..
Independent
2.5
It should be fun to watch Kevin Hart and Ice Cube in a comedy.Sadly, its a stretch to call Ride Along 2 a comedy.
Rolling Stone
1.5
The films most genuinely funny moment involves A.J.s ringtones, which should perhaps come as no surprise the stakes, and the laughs, are so small that ..
The Wrap
2.5
The change of location is driven purely by cinematic concerns, of course.It offers a glamorous new backdrop, gives the director several chances to sho ..
News Day
1.5
Until then, Ride Along 2 has enough laughs, action and scenery to corner the market in escapist fluff.
Film Journal
2.0
This inevitable sequel has already knocked Star Wars: The Force Awakens off the number one spot in the US, proving, once again, that critics really do ..
The Guardian
2.0
This laid back amusement should not be misinterpreted as competent storytelling.
The Guardian
3.0
The level of enjoyment you get out of Ride Along 2 depends on how funny you find Hart, as his nonstop babbling, predictably, generates most of the lau ..
Az Central
2.0
The funniest moments feel like accidents, comic touches that somehow snuck past the profit making machinery.
Smh
1.9
The ideas seem to be on loan from a museum of tired comedy tropes.
Star Tribune
1.0
The original Ride Along was unremittingly silly, but it had charisma, energy and soul.
Daily Mail
2.5
Action comedies must seem like no brainers for quadrant minded studios.
Ew
2.0
Even by generic sequel standards, this is painfully complacent stuff, with clearly coasting co stars and a script that can barely be bothered to stitc ..
Flim List
1.5
On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, Ride Along 2 coasts in with a recycled 3, filled with silly slapstick.
Susang Ranger
2.0
The original Ride Along smoothed over some of its many inconsistencies with the chemistry between its two leads; RIDE ALONG 2 doubles down on this for ..
Common Sense Media
1.3
No one should argue with that, but an actress would never take a nothing role like this were she offered something better.Munn deserves a lot better t ..
Sf Gate
2.2
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Boston Herald
1.3
Ride Along 2s frontloaded structure provides exactly one reflexively enjoyable action sequence.
Slant Magazine
1.9
That makes Ride Along 2 a retread of a retread.The movie follows a path nearly identical to the originals, even reusing some of the gags.
Washington Post
2.5
Mr. Bratt moves through his hackneyed role with resigned good humor.
The New York Times
1.5
The first Ride Along was an occasionally fun romp; imperfect, but it knew what it was.
The Film Stage
2.5
(Not quite sure whether to laugh with them or at them for dropping genre action that final notch from virtual video game to literal one, but its a kic ..
Boston Globe
1.0
Dubious police procedures, by the numbers buddy cop comedy shenanigans, and characters who hate one another, none of which is as fun as it sounds.
Flickfilosopher
1.0
The inexhaustible Hart works far harder than the material deserves.
The Irish Times
0.5
Ride Along 2 is a catalog entry in Universals library, and a line number on a ledger, packaged to hopefully deliver a predetermined return on investme ..
Blogs Indie Wire
3.3
Ride Along 2 isnt going to change anyones life, but its good for some cheap laughs, which is all audiences really should expect.
Lyles Movie Files
1.5
All in all, more than simply being bad, Ride Along 2 is disappointing.
Birth Movies Death
3.2
Not that Ride Along 2 is an in depth character study.Its a formulaic action buddy comedy, with Ice Cubes James Payton playing the straight man foil to ..
Detroit News
1.5
As for the manic Hart and the surly Cube, they had a hard enough time breathing fresh life into this stale formula the first time around, and seem con ..
Variety
0.6
Jeongs dead eyed naughty shtick is way past its sell by date, and Hart and Cube play it strictly by the frowning and screaming numbers, respectively.
Groucho Reviews
1.5
Ride Along 2 is a painfully unfunny action farce that cant even live up to the meager pleasures of its predecessor.
Forbes
2.0
The harder Hart and Cube try this time around, the less funny this so so sequel becomes.
Herald Sun
2.2
The film cemented Hart as a viable leading man.It spawned a sequel.
Consequence Of Sound
1.9
While the film is essentially entertaining throughout, it never becomes anything more; unlike the aforementioned movies, Fantastic Four seems content ..
Reel Film
1.9
The problem is those video games have more heart than this movie.
Nj
2.0
Look, Ive got nothing against dumb comedies and obviously, Hollywood doesnt either, but even dumb comedies need more by way of novelty than Ride Along ..
Movie Habit
2.5
Thats the plot of Ride Along 2, the odd couple comedy sequel that is likely to finally knock Star Wars: The Force Awakens from its perch atop the Nort ..
The Star
2.5
Following the lazy formula to making a sequel, which consists of making everything bigger while keeping things exactly the same, comes Ride Along 2.
Film Ink
1.0
A passably good time would do just fine.But the terminally listless filmmaking often makes the cast look bad, and it rewards the audiences time invest ..
Ner Dist
4.0
Ride Along 2 may be the first mainstream comedy in years to feature a cast this diverse and for that it deserves some sort of accolade. But thats it. ..
Games Radar
0.6
To call Ride Along 2 rubbish is unfair to rubbish, which at some point had a purpose.
New York Post
1.5
For an action comedy, the action is pretty tame and the comedy non existent.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.0
Still, as deprived of humour as it may be, Ride Along 2 is also pleasantly, stubbornly watchable.Maybe its reflective of the wider state of comedy cin ..
Lw Lies
1.9
Ben (Kevin Hart, left), a fresh graduate of the police academy, is trying to impress his future brother in law (Ice Cube) as they nab a hacker (Ken Je ..
Kansas City
1.5
Theres enough of a premise here for something funny to happen, but the filmmakers never aim that high.
Contact Music
1.5
Because of the relentless deja vu, Ride Along is free of any sense of wit or excitement.
Ar Kansas Online
2.5
Worse than failing to reach the bar set by its influences, its never clear if director Tim Story is intending to emulate, pay homage to, or parody.
Film Racket
2.0
Its not that Ride Along 2 is unfunny.Once the pace picks up and our dynamic duo is closing in on the resident baddie, the movie becomes less about wha ..
Ib Times
1.5
Its simply a shame to see a talented guy like Kevin Hart saddled with material that doesnt begin to live up to his immense comic range.
1.5
Really, the only worthwhile addition here is Ken Jeong as a disloyal computer whiz, but even he doesnt reach Ben Chang levels of hilarity.
Ign
3.0
Its a buddy cop action comedy of the sort that you have seen approximately infinity times before. It is also, of course, a good Ice Cube movie.
Straight
1.5
Moreover, the role of straight man sells short Cubes considerable comedic talents (see: 22 Jump Street).Ride Along 2 isnt a case of diminishing return ..
Cinemix Tape
2.0
That might not make sense, but certain films can choog along on the charm of its performers, who might periodically make one forget that a film like R ..
Metro New York
2.0
For better and for worse, its neither better nor worse than the original Ride Along. Thats because its essentially the same movie.
No La
4.5
There is nothing inherently bad about this sequel, but there is nothing that hasnt been seen in pretty much any other film in the genre.
Bowling Green Daily News
1.5
Ride Along 2 is just more of the same as Ride Along, but pushing the premise results in diminishing returns.
Lainey Gossip
2.5
This blossoming franchise has the makings of greatness: the genre is solid.The leads are huge box office draws.
Fresh Fiction
3.0
That means youll either go in knowing that youll enjoy the flick, or you should just stay far away from it.
Fat Guys At The Movies
1.9
It plants a weird dead weight right in the middle of most potential jokes.
National Post
2.0
Synopsis Newly graduated cop Ben (Kevin Hart) and his seasoned partner and future brother in law James (Ice Cube) return for the sequel to 2014s comed ..
Sky
3.0
Since youll have forgotten this movie the minute the credits roll, Ride Along 3 will surely feel just as fresh.
Toronto Sun
2.5
The shame of it is that the two leads have good chemistry together along with some decent support from Ken Jeong and Olivia Munn but theyre stuck in a ..
Columbus Alive
2.5
For a film thats about 60 percent action and 40 percent jokes, thats a bad thing.
Sf Examiner
1.5
Unfortunately, thanks to a lazy and often absurd script an angry alligator also makes an appearance at one point whatever vision birthed this sequel j ..
Cairo 360
1.5
is a film that misses far more often than it hits, filled with generic action sequences and tired one liners.
1.0
Couple this exasperating comedy style with a movie filed with lame schtick, routine action and formulaic storytelling and youre in for a dreary night ..
Honey Cutts Hollywood
1.9
Lets hope a year and a half is enough, because good sequels need time.
Heral
1.5
A simple movie that relies on the A.B.C.s of buddy cop movies: A.) Action. B.) Broad comedy. C.) Cleavage.
Richard Crouse
1.9
Were the screenwriters hoping Hart would improvise the jokes as he went along Or thinking that fond memories of Miami Vice would guide the audience th ..
Seattle Times
2.0
And too much of Ride Along 2 simply isnt funny enoughor anything enoughto justify the trip.
Parade
4.5
We admit its a wild ride, but this one holds the road much better.
Movies and Shakers
2.0
The pair have teamed up again for this sequel to 2014s Ride Along, which is out in cinemas on Friday January 22.But is it as funny as the first film
Liver Pool Echo
2.2
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Stardem
1.5
Maybe the Ride Along team doesnt have to wait eight years for the next installment.But two years is cramping everyones style.
Dwight Brown Ink
1.5
Its honestly impressive how blatantly the filmmakers behind Ride Along 2 just copied their own idea for this sequel, but its not clever like how The H ..
Chesapeake Family
1.5
Bland, lazy, and unable to elevate itself to the low standards of its predecessor, Ride Along 2 is a ride not work taking.
0.5
If youve seen the global trailer for Ride Along 2, youve seen the entire movie.
The Monitor
2.5
Its hard to imagine a film less prone to leaving audiences disappointed: the thing you walk into it expecting it to be is completely and in all ways t ..
Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
0.0
Ride Along 2 takes quite a bit of time to pick up speed and doesnt have the verve and energy of the first film but it has its moments, particularly wh ..
My States Man
3.0
Still, however watchable the second outing may be, Hart and Cube should pull up to the curb and bring their much milked ride to a stop with this seque ..
Ib Times
1.0
Comedy sequels frequently deliver on being terrible, but Ride Along 2 is a case of extreme laziness.
Flickering Myth
1.5
Ride Along 2 is one those sequels that didnt need to be made, but now that its existence cant be argued, should have and could have been better than i ..
Movies With Mae
1.5
This isnt Cubes first tough guy rodeo, but Ride Along makes a case to never let him touch a hero role again.
Ign
0.6
If you didnt like Ride Along, do you really think Ride Along 2 is the movie that rights all of the past wrongs
Dcw50
2.0
All this would be fine if the film generated anything in the way of actual belly laughs, but the best it can manage is a handful of weak smiles.
Wow 247
2.5
All of the aforementioned suffering (and more) is played for big, broad laughs.Sometimes its funny.
Entertainment Sun Times
2.0
This is a genre thats long been run into the ground, especially when comedies that make fun of the genre like Hot Fuzz and 21 Jump Street are funnier ..
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